Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview since 1964 or published a second book. In compelling interviews with Scott Turow, James McBride, Wally Lamb, Rosanne Cash, Anna Quindlen, Oprah Winfrey,Tom Brokaw, among others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee's sister and friends, Mary Murphy traces the history of this astonishing phenomenon.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$31,135
Summary Details
DistributorFirst Run
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Opening$5,457
2 theaters
Running Time1 hr 18 min
GenresBiography Documentary History News
In Release233 days/33 weeks
Widest Release5 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
May 13-1988$9,305-3-$3,101$9,3051
May 20-2699$3,430-63.1%4+1$857$12,7352
May 27-Jun 2100$2,091-39%4-$522$14,8263
Jun 3-999$1,931-7.7%4-$482$16,7574
Jun 10-1683$6,647+244.2%5+1$1,329$23,4045
Jun 17-23103$1,362-79.5%2-3$681$24,7266
Jun 24-3096$3,076+125.8%2-$1,538$27,8427
Jul 1-7105$1,252-59.3%1-1$1,252$29,0948
Jul 8-14125$467-62.7%1-$467$29,5619
Jul 15-21131$195-58.2%1-$195$29,75610
Jul 22-28122$329+68.7%1-$329$30,08511
Aug 12-18116$1,050-1-$1,050$31,13514